A Nuclear Deal Was Never In The Cards

Concession and compromise are for losers.

I was hoping for a deal that would verifiably dismantle Iran's nuclear program for the same reason that the deal was never in the cards: It'd be the end of Khamenei.

Khamenei can survive war. He can stand on top of the rubble of his nuclear program and claim that what matters is that he never caved to pressure, that he never gave in. He could, and will, …